Heart Nebula. Optical image of the emission nebula IC 1805 in the constellation Cassiopeia,which lies very close to IC 1848 known as the Soul Nebula. IC 1805 is a cloud of gas and dust that glows due to ionisation of hydrogen gas by radiation from hot young stars at its centre. There are around 40 stars in IC 1805,all thought to be around 1. 3 million years old,very young in stellar terms. The cluster and nebula lie around 7000 light years away from Earth. Photographed by the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope on Big Island,Hawaii | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Cuillandre, Jean-Charles / Canada-France- Hawaii Telescope |
Taille de l’image : | 2980 px × 4000 px |
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